Hamas Returns Bodies of Four Israeli Hostages Amid Ongoing Ceasefire Talks

Gaza/Tel Aviv – In a significant and somber development, Hamas returned the bodies of four Israeli hostages on Thursday, placing them in black coffins draped with flags before handing them over to the Red Cross. The captives, long presumed dead, included an elderly man, a woman, and her two young children, who had become symbols of national anguish following the October 7, 2023, attack that sparked the ongoing conflict. Bodies Handed Over in Gaza As Red Cross vans arrived in the Gaza Strip, Hamas militants presented the coffins on a…

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Netanyahu optimistic of peaceful times ahead

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Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the fierce fighting in Gaza against Hamas is about to end soon. In an interview to Israeli Channel 14 TV News, Netanyahu said  that “the war in Rafah is about to end”. He also said that the war in the entire Gaza Strip is “very close” to ending. Netanyahu also said that this does not mean that the conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip will end. The fight against Hamas will continue, Xinhua news agency reported. Netanyahu said, after…

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Netanyahu ready to soften stance on Gaza

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Tel Aviv: Israel’s Netanyahu government seems to be agreeing with US President Joe Biden’s ceasefire proposal in Gaza, in other words, there seems to be pressure on it to accept it. The Israeli government, which was disagreeing with Biden’s proposal a day before, changed its tune. Plan made for ceasefire Ophir Falk, chief foreign policy adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, has said that Biden’s plan for Gaza is not good but Israel will accept it with some changes. Hamas has said that if Israel moves forward on Biden’s proposal,…

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